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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1963
Page
4
The Middletown Journal announces subscription prices for different delivery areas including six cent per weekday copies, fifteen cent Sundays, and annual mail options for local and outside areas. The paper, published daily by News-Journal Inc since 1857, includes a quoted Bible verse.
The piece contrasts Goldwater and Rockefeller on conservatism, urges preserving human values and constitutional aims, and warns against extremist fringe calls. It notes Walter Heller predicting a $600 billion economy next year and urges nationwide debate with leaders from all parties. It stresses prudence, economy, and social reforms.
President Kennedy approved private wheat sales to the Soviet Union but faces transport hurdles. debate over how much uses American ships, with unions pressing for at least half, while foreign lines oppose forced priority. The issue hinges on costs, precedent, and a workable compromise. New York Yankees bosses say they will stand firm next season, challenging American League rivals.
A review of Shari Lewis book Dear Shari, a Stein and Day release of children’s letters to the puppeteer. The collection, illustrated by Susan Perry, gathers anecdotes from youngsters about family, television, and growing up, with humorous, candid voices.
The piece notes Dr. Martin Luther King Jr criticizing Kennedy's civil rights move as too weak. It discusses the struggle between a strong and a weak bill, party tactics, and how marches affect congressional action. It highlights expected opposition from businesses, differing aims for public accommodations, and potential Republican support to pressure Democrats ahead of 1964 votes.
A travel column filled with rapid asides from the Dead Sea to Jericho and Damascus. George Dixon riffs on Jordanian guides Bedouin loyalties and quick quips about Moslem customs biblical references and a biting critique of reporting order noting travels through Bethlehem Galilee and Gilead with light satire on Arab customs and a concluding wish for better notes.
A quirky note claims round trips to Mars could cost four thousand dollars during the so called tour ist season. It jests about misunderstood space seasons and adds a line about pigs and sheep living to twenty years, tied to owners’ dislike of pork.
Dave Regan notes Middleton faces a choice between rain and cold as an expected shower is seen as insufficient. He warns of drought effects on grass and trees, moths damaging roots, and urges careful watering to protect shrubs and postpone replacing plants.
Dorothy Kilgallen among celebrities reports on public image risks for Rockefeller and his divorce era, noting PR missteps with Jackie Kennedy styling. It also mentions Ingrid Bergman Sweden detour, Greta Garbo X-rays, Judy Garland weight, a Christmas boom forecast, Andor Kiszely cafe circuit, Tony Perkins Bardot rumors, Hugh O’Brian Side Show casting, Judy Chesmel rehearsals in Gotham.
Factographs describe Pluto as the remotest planet with surface temperatures around minus 330 degrees Fahrenheit. Lake Baikal in Siberia spans 385 miles with widths of 20 to 45 miles, and Olkhon Crevice reaches 6,364 feet deep. The rapidity of human communication is about 265 miles per hour. Insects have long used air conditioning, with paper wasps cooling their nests by wetting water during heat.
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